History

Blackbeard before he became a robot.

Blackbeard possessed a map showing the location of the Chaos Emerald of Invisibility. In an attempt to find the Emerald, Doctor Robotnik, Scratch and Grounder time-traveled into the past and landed on Blackbeard's ship. The fierce pirate easily defeated Scratch and Grounder in combat (slicing Grounder to ribbons with his sword, then beating Scratch with nunchaku). However, Robotnik turned him into a robot slave with his robot-transmogrifier ray, re-naming him Black Bot the Pirate.

When Sonic and Tails arrived to stop Robotnik, Black Bot fought Sonic atop the ship's mast. Although Sonic managed to knock Black Bot to the deck, the robot responded by capturing Tails and forcing him to walk the plank, leading Sonic to leap into the water to save him.

Black Bot then accompanied Robotnik on the search for the Chaos Emerald, and fought Sonic again. However, when Sonic managed to obtain the Emerald and become invisible, he used his razor-sharp spinning to slice Black Bot to ribbons.[1]

Trivia

Blackbeard, also known as Edward Teach, was a real pirate in the early 18th century. He was one of the most notorious and feared pirates of his day.